Chroantha ornatula (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1842)

Cimex ornatulus Herrich-Schaeffer, 1842: 93; Cimex notatus Klug, 1845 [sign. d], Pentatoma humeros Dalllas, 1851: 240; Poecilocoris scitulus Jakovlev, 1877: 83; Chroantha hataska Kirkaldy, 1899: 47 .

Distribution in Iran. Alborz (Hoberlandt 1955, 1997; Safavi 1959; Farahbakhsh 1961), Bushehr (Linnavuori 2012), East Azarbaijan (Modarres Awal 1997b), Fars (Safavi 1959; Farahbakhsh 1961; Hoberlandt 1997; Modarres Awal 1997b), Golestan (Jakovlev 1877; Oshanin 1906; Heiss 2002), Guilan, Zanjan (Linnavuori 2008), Hormozgan (Safavi 1959; Farahbakhsh 1961; Wagner 1961, 1968; Hoberlandt 1997; Modarres Awal 1997b; Linnavuori 2004), Kerman (Seidenstücker 1958; Safavi 1959; Farahbakhsh 1961; Wagner 1961, 1968; Hoberlandt 1997; Modarres Awal 1997b; Hashemi Rad et al. 2000), Khorasan (Wagner 1961, 1968; Modarres Awal 1996a, 1997b; Hoberlandt 1997; Linnavuori 2008; Mehneh et al. 2010; Nateq Golestan & Modarres Awal 2012), Khuzestan (Seidenstücker 1958; Hoberlandt 1997; Linnavuori 2012), Markazi (Hoberlandt 1997; Modarres Awal 1997b), Mazandaran (Hoberlandt 1997; Sakenin et al. 2008), Qazvin (Hoberlandt 1997; Linnavuori 2008), Qom (Safavi 1959; Farahbakhsh 1961; Hoberlandt 1997), Semnan (Jakovlev 1877; Farahbakhsh 1961; Modarres Awal 1997b; Linnavuori 2008), Sistan & Baluchestan (Hoberlandt 1955, 1997; Seidenstücker 1957; Safavi 1959; Kiritshenko 1966; Wagner 1961, 1968; Modarres Awal 1997b), Tehran (Hoberlandt 1997; Modarres Awal 1997b), Iran (no locality cited) (China 1938; Hoberlandt 1961; Rider 2006; Ribes & Pagola Carte 2013).

New data. Isfahan province: near Ghohrood, N 33°36’22.7’’ – E 51°22’39.9’’, 29.iv.2013, J. Haxaire rec, P. Ducamps det et leg.

General distribution. Afghanistan (Hoberlandt 1984), Western Mediterranean (Maghreb, Portugal, Spain), North Africa, Pontic Region, Central Asia, Near East, Arabic region, Sudan.

Host plants. On sugar-beet (Farahbakhsh 1961; Modarres Awal 1997b), Suaeda sp. ( Chenopodiaceae) (Heiss 2002; Linnavuori 2008; Ribes & Pagola Carte 2013), Chenopodiaceae as Atriplex sp. ( Chenopodiaceae) and Salsola sp. ( Salsolaceae) (Linnavuori 2004; Ribes & Pagola Carte 2013), Hibiscus syriacus ( Malvaceae) (Sakenin et al. 2008), Artemisia sp. ( Asteraceae) (Nateq Golestan & Modarres Awal 2012); on Zygophyllum sp. ( Zygophyllaceae) in salty biotopes (Ribes & Pagola Carte 2013).